The US Has THIS Over The Aussies
The US has one thing over the Aussies…half decent dance moves (the girls at least). This is gold!
Olympics Day One Swimming Wrap Up
The London 2012 Olympics has kicked off! It hasn’t been without its surprises in the pool though… Some of the big moments of day one were: Ryan Lochte takes out the 400 IM in style, finishing 3 seconds ahead of his nearest competitor. Michael Phelps misses out on the medals in 400 IM. Has he […]
What To Look For In The Olympics, How Your Hand Angle Can Increase Your Speed
This week we look at: What you can learn from watching the Olympics [00:06] Paul Newsome at SwimSmooth [2:08] How hand angle affects your speed [3:46] Deep catch vs high elbow pull [4:43] How to quickly improve your kick [5:53] Being specific in training [6:46] In the video I mention the Mastering Freestyle program which […]
#9 The One About Preparation (with Australian team swimmer Sam Ashby)
Months of hard work go towards one big race. Long hours in the pool, thousands of kilometers and tens of thousands of arm strokes…all for a few minutes of racing.
In this episode we talk with Sam Ashby (who features in the Mastering Freestyle program) about what do 3 weeks out from a big meet. He talks about the stages of tapering (tapering is where you reduce the intensity of your training leading up to competition). We talk about warming up on the day of your race and what a good routine consists of
#1 How to have more energy at the end of a race (featuring Olympian Ash Delaney)
Download the transcript of this podcast Welcome to the Effortless Swimming podcast! In the first episode we chat with Olympic backstroker Ashley Delaney. He reveals: How he got started in swimming by accident The one thing he changed in his diet to drop two kilos in weight and start swimming faster times in training Small […]
